Lyrics

[Verse 1]
How could I think your fire was real
when every spark you carried came from someone else
I embraced your warmth
like it wouldn’t burn, but only heal
and held your words like sacred truth
revealing something never felt

I wagered everything I was
and every warning crossed
Now I drift through the wreckage
counting all the lines I lost

[Pre-Chorus]
How did I fall for it
How did I let it in
How did I miss the signs
Burning under my skin

[Chorus]
I let you shape the ghost I am—
I hope it satisfies
I followed you down, inch by inch
and smothered all my light
I saw the cracks and called them stars
I played the hopeful part
And though you never stayed
I bless your name—
that is the curse of an aching heart

[Verse 2]
The futures that I built in me
you smiled at, though you knew
your borrowed shine was all you carried—
none of it came from you

I followed you blindly
as if on a dare
To paradise or ruin
I stumbled through your glare

[Bridge]
How I hate myself
Why would I think you’d stay
I mistook your borrowed light
as if it could light the way

[Final Chorus]
I let you shape the ghost I am—
I hope it satisfies
I followed you down, knowing well
you couldn’t meet my eyes
You scattered every dream I held
you marked me from the start
And though I walk away
I bless your name—
that is the curse of an aching heart

[Echo-Refrain]
I should’ve known the shine I felt
was never yours to start—
just one more trick of the light
that cursed my aching heart